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Karma is a funny thing.
When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his questionable karma.
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When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his questionable karma.
Cast, crew and production details
Jason LeeEarl Hickey
Ethan SupleeRandy Hickey
Jaime PresslyJoy Turner
Nadine VelazquezCatalina Aruca
Noah CrawfordYoung Earl
Eddie SteeplesDarnell Turner
Dale DickeyPatty
Silas Weir MitchellDonny Jones
NBCUnited States
20th Century Fox TelevisionUnited StatesWatch options above are for the show and may vary by season or episode.
Episode 1
When Joy and Darnell get into an argument over her surprise birthday, Earl jumps at the opportunity to cross off number 183 on his list “Never took Joy’s side”. Meanwhile Joy runs into various problems after trying to return a television set she recently purchased.
Directed by Marc BucklandGuest stars Jessica Cauffiel, Juan Pope, Harry Karp, Josh Wolf
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Episode 2
In order to help a friend Earl has to raise a lot of money. He goes to Richard Chubby (Burt Reynolds), owner of Club Chubby a local strip club. He agrees to loan Earl the money if Earl can convince his most popular dancer to come back and work for him.
Directed by Chris KochWritten by Vali ChandrasekaranGuest stars Carla Jimenez, Brad Grunberg, Burt Reynolds, Gregg Binkley, Don Perry, Herschel Sparber, Dominic Flores, Lisa K. Wyatt
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Episode 3
Earl decides to cross off number ninety-one on his list "Made fun of Maggie Lester for having a moustache." Earl and Randy visit Maggie who is now working for a carnival as "The Amazing Bearded Woman" meanwhile Joy has a run in with the law.
Directed by Marc Buckland, Millicent SheltonWritten by Danielle Sanchez-WitzelGuest stars Noah Crawford, Judy Greer, Marlee Matlin, Carel Struycken, Paul Ben-Victor, Jack Axelrod, Patrick Thomas McCarthy, Jonathan Slavin
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Episode 4
Earl scratches number 56 off his list when he must return a prize winning cat back to its owner after sabotaging a cat show in Joy's favor. Meanwhile Randy forms an attraction with the cat’s owner.
Directed by Millicent SheltonWritten by Hilary WinstonGuest stars Amy Sedaris, Bill Suplee, Kevin Farrell, William Newman
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Episode 5
Earl tries to make amends with Tom (number 50), the older man they let be the lead singer in his band but then kicked out before their first performance. While trying to arrange a reunion show Earl must also deal with Number 51, "Slept with Ralph's mom."
Directed by Craig ZiskWritten by J. B. CookGuest stars Larry Hankin, Bill Erwin, Beth Grant, Nancy Lenehan, Giovanni Ribisi, Natalia Reagan, Amy Amerson, Caitie Uhlmann
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Episode 6
Earl takes on Number 12 on his list "Made a lady think I was God." Millie Banks, she was the manager of Earl's trailer park, he pretended to be the voice of God to get her to stop bothering them.
Directed by Marc BucklandWritten by Bobby BowmanGuest stars Marcia Ann Burrs, Roseanne Barr, Carol Mansell, Marcy Goldman, Lily Jackson
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Episode 7
Catalina helps Earl cross off No. 75 on his list "Used a mailbox as a trash can" This leads to the discovery of two undelivered letters one is a declaration of a man's love the other reveals Darnell's secret.
Directed by Michael FrescoGuest stars Jenny McCarthy, Johnny Sneed, Louis T. Moyle, Trey Carlisle, Jack Axelrod, David Ringwald, Hayden Lee
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Episode 8
In the middle of a heat wave, Earl decides to cross number 26 off his list "Robbed a Stoner Blind." To accomplish this task Earl and Randy find Woody the stoner and must live an environmentally conscious life in the commune with Woody for a week.
Directed by Marc BucklandWritten by John Hoberg, Kat LikkelGuest stars Michael Patrick McGill, Christian Slater, Eve Sigall, Jennifer Kenyon, James Martin Kelly, Sandy Brown, Steve Huey
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Episode 9
Earl tackles number 146 on his list. He decides to make 274 bologna sandwiches for Kenny because he stole them from him in school when they were kids. While delivering the sandwiches, Earl moves onto a new mission, to teach Kenny how to gamble but has trouble stopping. Joy goes to group therapy for her anger management issues.
Directed by Chris KochGuest stars Kadeem Hardison, Marlee Matlin, Gregg Binkley, Cheryl Hawker, Abdoulaye N'Gom, Jonathan Slavin, Nat Faxon, Bonnie Hellman
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Episode 10
In the first half of this special one hour episode, Earl and Randy face problems in their quest to take Catalina off Earl's list and bring her home after she was deported because of Earl. Joy's friendly attitude causes the neighbors to get closer and Darnell doesn't like it at all.
Directed by Michael FrescoWritten by Michael PennieGuest stars Jimmi Simpson, William Schallert, Emilio Rivera, Benjamín Benítez, Penny Balfour, Ray Santiago, John Leguizamo, Trey Carlisle
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Episode 11
In the second half of this special one hour episode, Earl and Randy face problems in their quest to take Catalina off Earl's list and bring her home after she was deported because of Earl. Joy's friendly attitude causes the neighbors to get closer and Darnell doesn't like it at all.
Guest stars Jimmi Simpson, Emilio Rivera, Ray Santiago, John Leguizamo, Louis T. Moyle, Trey Carlisle, Shelley Morrison, Joaquín Garrido
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Episode 12
It's a trip down memory lane for Earl, Randy, Joy, Darnell and the Crab Shack regulars when they remember their fifteen minutes of fame watching a 2003 repeat of the TV show "Cops," which was filmed in Camden County.
Directed by Ken WhittinghamWritten by Timothy StackGuest stars Beth Riesgraf, Dale Dickey, Kathy Kinney, Silas Weir Mitchell, Mike O'Malley, Timothy Stack, Gregg Binkley, Pramod Kumar
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Episode 13
In classic whodunit fashion, Earl must determine who took his stolen "treasure" so he can cross it off his list. Joy, Darnell and Randy all give their own version of what happened to the buried treasure.
Directed by Eyal GordinGuest stars Jessica Cauffiel, Peggy Stewart, Victor Raider-Wexler, Kevin Farrell, Juan Pope, Helen Slayton-Hughes, Doug Wax
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Episode 14
Earl attempts to figure out how to make amends to a dead guy that he once locked in a truck. Meanwhile, newlyweds Randy and Catalina go hunting for an apartment.
Directed by Eyal GordinGuest stars Bob Clendenin, Josh Wolf, John Waters, Windell Middlebrooks, Hamilton Mitchell, Rasika Mathur, Christopher Gehrman, Claudia Choi
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Episode 15
Earl goes for #44 on his list trying to help Pierre, a French foreign exchange student, he made fun of when they went to school together. Earl flies him back to the US and he tries to hook Pierre up with a girl he had a crush on as a child. Meanwhile, newlyweds Randy and Catalina find their marriage changes in ways they would never imagine.
Directed by Marc BucklandGuest stars Noah Crawford, Ernie Grunwald, Stacy Reed Payton, Jasmine Jessica Anthony, Adam Riancho
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Episode 16
Earl takes on number 101 on his list, "Stole a girl's identity." The girl turns out to be Joy's half-sister that she never knew about and the one person that could possibly help her get sympathy from the jury. The problem, Joy and Liberty are enemies.
Directed by Victor Nelli, Jr.Written by J.B. CookGuest stars DJ Qualls, Dale Dickey, Tamala Jones, Gigi Goff, Jonathan Slavin, Marnie Crossen, Darnell Suttles, Jon Hughes
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Episode 17
Earl wants to use his birthday to look back on all the good he's done over the past year, but at his party, everyone seems to want to talk about his past misdeeds instead.
Directed by Eyal GordinWritten by Hilary WinstonGuest stars Noah Crawford, Melody Thomas Scott, Bob Clendenin, Silas Weir Mitchell, Nancy Lenehan, Beau Bridges, Cody Klop, Louis T. Moyle
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Episode 18
With Joy now pregnant again, Earl looks back on her pregnancy during their marriage, and how his father was responsible for one of his first truly good deeds.
Written by Greg GarciaGuest stars Montel Williams, Nancy Lenehan, Beau Bridges, John O'Leary, Hugh Holub, Yolanda Snowball
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Episode 19
As Earl and Randy work to cross No. 29 on the list "Harassed A Reporter," Randy gets tired of being in his brother's shadow. In an attempt to distance himself from his brother, Randy realizes the true power of karma and the media.
Directed by Chris KochGuest stars Leigh-Allyn Baker, Dale Dickey, Timothy Stack, Louis T. Moyle, Trey Carlisle, Jorge Noa
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Episode 20
After Richard Chubby dies, Little Chubby comes to town to take over the family business. While Earl tries to cross an item off his list he learns the true meaning of sacrifice.
Directed by Victor Nelli, Jr.Guest stars Norm Macdonald, Louis T. Moyle, Trey Carlisle, Charles Robinson, Norm Johnson
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Episode 21
Earl tries to apply for a credit card but is declined because he doesn't have a job or a proper place to live, so he goes back to school to receive a diploma, where he realizes how hard it is for teachers to put up with badly behaved kids - just like the one he used to be.
Guest stars Kurt Fuller, Arjay Smith, Andrew Lewis Caldwell, Jesse Head, Mary-Pat Green, Sharon Sachs, Alex Morris, Jeanette Brox
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Episode 22
When Earl decides to get his first real job at an appliance store, he experiences 'growing pains'. Meanwhile, Joy makes another irrational decision when the forthcoming trial continues to get to her.
Directed by Ken WhittinghamWritten by Erika KaestleGuest stars Mackenzie Astin, Charles S. Dutton, Sean Astin, Jonathan Slavin, Fred Stoller, Chelcie Ross, Pamela Kosh, Polly Humphreys
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Episode 23
Things are finally looking up for Earl with a GED, a job, a new apartment and love interest however it may all come crashing down during Joy's trial date. Earl's shocking testimony could help Joy but at what cost?
Directed by Michael FrescoWritten by Timothy Stack, Vali ChandrasekaranGuest stars Marlee Matlin, Timothy Stack, Giovanni Ribisi, Louis T. Moyle, Trey Carlisle, Abdoulaye N'Gom, Don Perry, Lisa K. Wyatt
Where to watch My Name Is EarlEpisode information updated Jul 22, 2026
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